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In a slump
I really love photography but it seems like I'm the only one who seems to think that mine are getting better.
For example, just a few hours ago I took some pictures of our Vietnamese New Years prep/practice. I felt that this "session" was better than a lot of my other times. Probably because I didn't repeat my usual stupid mistakes like forgetting to set the ISO higher, mis-focusing, etc...
But when I took the pictures of people, they would come over and take a look at the picture and act disappointed that it didn't come out well. So as an experiment, I gave one of the girls my camera and told her to take pictures. I noticed that no one sounded disappointed. I then reviewed the images and found they were either washed out by the flash or shot too far away from the subject.
Could it be that people see an SLR and assume you're suppose to get awesome pictures automatically? Or is it because the pictures look too foreign to them (because they're closer than what people take them at)? Could it be because I do this for fun and I'm not a professional? Or maybe it's because I don't use the flash unless I have to (that seems to freak them out for some reason).
I don't know. It's confusing and frustrating. I guess you can consider this my rant but do you find that non-camera people just don't get why you're excited over a certain picture?
I've included one of the pictures I took. It's been color edited so ignore that. I think my compositions are getting better.
For example, just a few hours ago I took some pictures of our Vietnamese New Years prep/practice. I felt that this "session" was better than a lot of my other times. Probably because I didn't repeat my usual stupid mistakes like forgetting to set the ISO higher, mis-focusing, etc...
But when I took the pictures of people, they would come over and take a look at the picture and act disappointed that it didn't come out well. So as an experiment, I gave one of the girls my camera and told her to take pictures. I noticed that no one sounded disappointed. I then reviewed the images and found they were either washed out by the flash or shot too far away from the subject.
Could it be that people see an SLR and assume you're suppose to get awesome pictures automatically? Or is it because the pictures look too foreign to them (because they're closer than what people take them at)? Could it be because I do this for fun and I'm not a professional? Or maybe it's because I don't use the flash unless I have to (that seems to freak them out for some reason).
I don't know. It's confusing and frustrating. I guess you can consider this my rant but do you find that non-camera people just don't get why you're excited over a certain picture?
I've included one of the pictures I took. It's been color edited so ignore that. I think my compositions are getting better.
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Ron
We never know how something we say, do, or think today, will effect the lives of millions tomorrow....BJ Palmer
A suggestion, you might find that you'll get more comments on your photos if you post in the "People" forum. Those sections are full of folks posting and seeking comments from their photos--this technique forum seems to be more focused on technical details.
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I think my problem is that I'm too anxious to take a picture and I don't step back and ask myself why I'm taking it.
I have a few pictures of them when they're not concentrating on the camera and acting naturally. Those seem to be my better shots.